Developing and disseminating stress tolerant maize for sustainable food security in West, Central and East Africa
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TextLanguage: English Series: Annual Report ; 2001Publication details: Nairobi (Kenya) : CIMMYT, 2001.Description: 6 pagesSubject(s):
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CIMMYT-Kenya annual report p. 8-13Summary: The development objective of the African Maize Stress (AMS) project is to increase food security and income generation of African farm families by increasing the productivity and sustainability of maize-based cropping systems subject to drought, low and declining soil fertility, Striga, and insect attack. The project is implemented collaboratively by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), the West and Central Africa Collaborative Maize Network (WECAMAN) operating under the sub-regional organization, CORAF, and the East and Central Africa Maize and Wheat Network (ECAMAW) of the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in East and Central Africa (ASARECA). This report covers 2 of the 3 main objectives of the project defined as follows: 1. Develop maize lines, hybrids, synthetics and varieties with improved yield and yield stability when grown under stress from drought, low soil nitrogen, Striga, MSV and stem borer pests; 2. Strengthen NARS' ability to develop stresstolerant maize. In 200 I, through AMS, CIMMYT-Kenya supported also a KARI project to develop and disseminate maize cultivars in Kenya: Highland Maize Gerrnplasm and (QPM).
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The development objective of the African Maize Stress (AMS) project is to increase food security and income generation of African farm families by increasing the productivity and sustainability of maize-based cropping systems subject to drought, low and declining soil fertility, Striga, and insect attack. The project is implemented collaboratively by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), the West and Central Africa Collaborative Maize Network (WECAMAN) operating under the sub-regional organization, CORAF, and the East and Central Africa Maize and Wheat Network (ECAMAW) of the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in East and Central Africa (ASARECA). This report covers 2 of the 3 main objectives of the project defined as follows: 1. Develop maize lines, hybrids, synthetics and varieties with improved yield and yield stability when grown under stress from drought, low soil nitrogen, Striga, MSV and stem borer pests; 2. Strengthen NARS' ability to develop stresstolerant maize. In 200 I, through AMS, CIMMYT-Kenya supported also a KARI project to develop and disseminate maize cultivars in Kenya: Highland Maize Gerrnplasm and (QPM).
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